Maryland Terrapins

Maryland suffered its two worst losses of the season last week, first by 14 points at Michigan State and then by 11, on a neutral floor, against Illinois.

The Terps did bounce back to beat Northwestern by 18 on Tuesday this week. Bruno Fernando had 22 and 10 with just one turnover. Jalen Smith had 14 and nine.

Both Fernando and Smith are 6’10” with some touch from the outside. That combination alone gives Maryland something that the vast majority of D-I teams do not.

Mark Turgeon has talent. His six best guys were all ranked in the top 100 of their recruiting class, including three freshman, led by Smith, who was ranked 18.

Three guys do the majority of the damage from outside: Aaron Wiggins, Anthony Cowan and Eric Ayala. They combine to make 5.5 per game on better than 40 percent. They make up for an otherwise weak three-point supporting cast.

Wisconsin Badgers

A win over Michigan two weekends ago jumpstarted Wisconsin, which was off to a 1–3 start to the Big Ten schedule and mired in a slump of four losses in five games.

Since beating Michigan by by 10, Wisconsin has won at Illinois by 12, vs. Northwestern by 16 and at Nebraska by 11. In fact, the last time the Badgers lost was at Maryland on Jan. 14.

In many ways, Wisconsin out-played Maryland in a four-point loss. The Terps had just 16 field goals but half of them were from deep (they finished 8-for-16). Maryland also had 10 turnovers and just seven assists, compared to Wisconsin’s 13 assists and seven turnovers.

But Maryland shot 29 free throws on its home floor to just six for Wisconsin. That has to change in this game and the result should, too.

4* Free CBB Betting Pick: Badgers -5

NCAAB Free Score Prediction: Maryland 61 – Wisconsin 69

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